Prevalence of food-hypersensitivity and food-dependent anaphylaxis in colombian schoolchildren by parent-report

ABSTRACT: Background and objectives: The epidemiology of food allergy (FA) and food-dependent anaphylaxis remains unknown in Colombia. Our aim was to estimate by parent-report the prevalence of FA and food-dependent anaphylaxis in a Colombian population of schoolchildren. Materials and methods: A printed questionnaire was sent to parents of schoolchildren aged 5–12 years old from Medellín, Colombia in order to collect FA-related data. Results: Nine hundred and sixty-nine (969) parents returned the questionnaire with valid responses (response rate, 52.5%). The estimated prevalence rates (95% CI) were: adverse food reactions 12.79% (10.76–15.07), “perceived FA, ever” 10.93% (9.08–13.08), “physician-diagnosed FA, ever” 4.33% (3.14–5.81), “immediate-type FA, ever” 6.81% (5.30–8.58), “immediate-type FA, current” 3.30% (2.26–4.63), and food-dependent anaphylaxis 1.85% (1.10–2.92). The most frequently reported food allergens were milk (1.44%), fruits (0.41%), meat (0.41%), and peanut (0.3%). Sixty-one percent of “food-dependent anaphylaxis” cases sought medical attention, but only eleven percent of the cases reported the prescription of an epinephrine autoinjector. Conclusions: FA and food-dependent anaphylaxis are not uncommon among schoolchildren from Colombia. The prescription of epinephrine autoinjectors should be encouraged among health personnel for the optimal management of suspected cases of food-dependent anaphylaxis.

• Autores: Granda Restrepo, Diana María; Franco Aguilar, Alejandro; Beltrán Cárdenas, Carlos Eduardo; López Teros, Veronica; Arvizu Flores, Aldo Alejandro; Cárdenas Torres, Feliznando Isidro; Ontiveros, Noé; Cabrera Chávez, Francisco; Arámburo Gálvez, Jesús Gilberto
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/38226
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/38226
• Palabra clave: Anafilaxia - epidemiología; Anaphylaxis - epidemiology; Anafilaxia - etiology; Anaphylaxis - etiology; Niño; Child; Preescolar; Child, Preschool; Colombia - epidemiología; Colombia - epidemiology; Hipersensibilidad a los Alimentos - epidemiología; Food Hypersensitivity - epidemiology; Prevalencia; Prevalence; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002648; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002675; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003105; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005512; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000707; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015995
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/